11.Surah Hud

The Quranic Text & Ali’s Version:

وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَى بِآيَاتِنَا وَسُلْطَانٍ مُّبِينٍ ﴿٩٦﴾

11: 96.   And We sent Moses, with Our Clear (Signs) and an authority manifest,

C1598. The story of Moses and Pharaoh is referred to in many places in the Quran, each in connection with some special point to be illustrated.

Here the point is that Allah's dealings with man are in all things and at all times just. But man falls under false leadership by deliberate choice and perishes along with his false leaders accordingly.

In exercise of the intelligence and choice given him, man should be particularly careful to understand his own responsibilities and to profit from Allah's Signs, so as to attain to Allah's Mercy and blessings.

Other versions:

11: 96 [Hud, Mecca 52]

Asad And, Indeed, We sent Moses with Our Messages and a manifest authority [from Us].

Yusuf Ali And We sent Moses with Our Clear (Signs) and an authority manifest

Pickthall And verily We sent Moses with Our revelations and a clear warrant.

Yuksel We sent Moses with Our signs and a clear authority.

Transliteration Wa laqad arsalna_ mu_sa_ bi a_ya_tina_ wa sulta_nim mubin(in),

40. Surah Ghafir (Forgiving)/al mumin

Mecca 60 [85 verses]

The Quranic text and Ali’s version

وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَى بِآيَاتِنَا وَسُلْطَانٍ مُّبِينٍ ﴿٢٣﴾

40:23 [Ali]. Of old We sent Moses, with Our Signs and Authority manifest,

C4389. This is not the story of Moses himself, so much as an introduction to the story of the one just man who believed, in the court of Pharaoh:

see verse 28 below. This Surah ("The Believer") is called after him.

إِلَى فِرْعَوْنَ وَهَامَانَ وَقَارُونَ ...

40: 24. To Pharaoh, Haman, and Qarun;

C4390. Here are three types of Unfaith, each showing a different phase, and yet all united in opposition to the Truth and Mission of Moses.

- Pharaoh is the type of arrogance, cruelty, and reliance on brute force; cf. 28:38-39.

- Haman was Pharaoh's minister (n. 3331 to 28:6; also 28:38): he was the type of a sycophant who would pander to the vanity of any man in power.

- Qarun excelled in his wealth, was selfish in its use, and overbearing to the poor (28:76-81, and n. 3404).

They all came to an evil end eventually.

... فَقَالُوا سَاحِرٌ كَذَّابٌ ﴿٢٤﴾

but they called (him) "a sorcerer telling lies!"...

Asad’s version

40:23 THUS, INDEED, did We send Moses with Our messages and a manifest authority [from Us]

(40:24) unto Pharaoh, and Haman, and Qarun;" but they [only] said, "A spellbinder is he, a liar!"